Benefits and Description

Starting in PTC Windchill 10.2 M010, the Windchill Desktop Integration plugin offers the following enhancements when working under the Windchill Documents node in Windows Explorer:

Windchill links: When enabled, Windchill link objects appear in Windows Explorer. Depending on the link type, these links can provide shortcuts to other documents or folders, directly open a Windchill document, or open a URL in a web browser.

Right-click actions: The following enhancements have been added to the right-click actions:

Folder actions: New Folder, Manage Security, and Edit.

Download Primary File: Download content from the Windchill server, regardless of whether a version already exists in your local cache.

Upload content with edit: When performing an Edit action on a document, updated content is uploaded from your local cache.

Drag-and-drop Outlook attachments: You can now create a new Windchill document when you drag-and-drop an attachment from a Microsoft Outlook message to a Windchill folder.

For more information, see the "Windchill Desktop Integration" topic in the PTC Windchill Help Center. Tip: Enter the topic name in the PTC Windchill Help Center search field to easily navigate to the topic.